Three Bernards Sent South to Govern II

Download or read book Three Bernards Sent South to Govern II written by Donald C. Jackman and published by Editions Enlaplage. This book was released on 2015-02-07 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part Two presents the train of argument leading to the establishment of precise genealogical connections between the several Bernards. The reliable affiliation of Count Bernard (I) of Auvergne as brother of Count Isembard of Autun supports a cogent case for the existence of a fundamental law of hereditary succession in French counties of the ninth century. Further material pertaining directly to comital succession in the context of the Bernards then follows.